Hawaiian Airlines Hacked as Aviation Sector Warned of Scattered Spider Attacks

Hawaiian Airlines has disclosed a cybersecurity incident just as the US government and the security industry issued a warning over the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime group targeting the aviation sector.

Warnings over Scattered Spider attacks against the aviation and transportation sectors were issued over the weekend by the FBI, Google Cloud’s Mandiant, and Palo Alto Networks.

The FBI said the cybercrime group has extended its targeting to the airline sector and urged the industry to reach out if they discover any indication of a hacker attack.

“Early reporting allows the FBI to engage promptly, share intelligence across the industry, and prevent further compromise,” the FBI said.

The agency pointed out that Scattered Spider typically relies on social engineering techniques to gain access to the victim’s systems, noting that the hackers may target airlines’ trusted vendors and contractors as well.

Charles Carmakal, CTO of Mandiant Consulting, told SecurityWeek in ...